6. Butterflies with broken wings

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Pearl sat at the dresser, not knowing what he was thinking.

Recently, Hades always goes out early and returns late, Pearl doesn't ask, he doesn't say, usually even if the husband and wife are in the same room, they won't say a word a day, this kind of life has lasted for decades, Pearl smiled bitterly, she and Hades have no feelings for a long time, and now it's just for the dignity of the so-called Hades and the Queen of Hades.

She stood up and walked to the side of the hanger, where hung the mermaid dress that Hades had given her, so gorgeous, so extravagant, so empty.

Touching this long dress, it is as if you see your own life, it is all the same.

When Hades returned, he was stunned to see Pearl standing thoughtfully in front of the dress he had given her, and then walked over to wrap around Pearl from behind, but was dodged just as he was about to touch her.

Looking at the empty arms, Hades withdrew his hand, hid the boredom in his heart, turned around and asked, "How are you doing?" I'm busy with something going on during this time, so I don't have time to spend with you, sorry. ”

Pearl looked at Hades calmly, but it aggravated the depression in Hades's heart, and after a while, Pearl smiled: "It doesn't matter, with or without you, I'm the same." ”

The two kept looking at each other, and it took a long time before Hades said indifferently: "Okay." ”

Then he turned and left. From the time he came in to the time he went out, it was less than ten minutes. Pearl sat back in his chair and buried his head in the crook of his arm, wanting to cry, but he couldn't, he had been crying for decades, and his tears had long since dried.

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Early in the morning, Ampulos was startled by Dio.

"Going on a trip?"

Amplos looked at him suspiciously, not understanding why he had suddenly made this decision. Dio smiled and nodded, buttered the bread one at a time, and then handed it to Amplos, who was still in bed, "I love to travel, and I like you, so I want to take you on a trip to see the beautiful scenery, which can be regarded as a celebration of the establishment of our relationship." ”

Amplos blinked, his blue eyes filled with secrets, and Dionysus loved his eyes the most, and he couldn't take his eyes off each time.

After thinking about it, Amplos nodded: "Okay, then where are we going?" ”

Hearing that he agreed, Dio laughed happily, "Go to the Amazon first, I have something to do, and then you can go wherever you want, I will listen to you." ”

With that, Dio leaned over, left a kiss on the corner of Amplos' lips before he could react, and then turned and went out with the joy of a child who had stolen candy to eat.

Amplos stiffened instantly, and it took a long time for him to recover, and he touched the kissed place with his hand, biting his lower lip, not knowing what he was thinking.

Lord Bacchus, who had successfully stolen food, toured his palace, and the people felt Dionysus's unusual mood. Although he is usually very happy, but today is definitely different from usual, thinking of the beautiful boy who was hidden by the Bacchus Golden House, everyone snickered, whispering women, you say a word, and the version of the Bacchus-sama's beds/events spreads.

Unbeknownst to the two parties, they were preparing to leave for the Amazon.

The Amazon is a small island in the sea, and the inhabitants of the island are all believers in Ares, they are brave and good at fighting, and they all have a desire to fight in their bones, but the most unique thing about this island is not their unanimous faith, but because it is a daughter country.

The women of the island were in power, and they bought and sold men to obtain offspring, and if they gave birth to daughters, they raised them to become female warriors like them, and if they gave birth to sons, they were either thrown into the sea or sold to foreigners.

Dior thought that Ampulos did not know this, so he spoke carefully for him, and Ampulos listened quietly, and then asked, "Who is the current queen, and how is Hippolyta?" ”

Dio's eyes widened, "Do you know Hippolyta?" ”

Hippolyta has been dead for six hundred years, and the queen of the Amazon does not know how many people have changed, the siren went to the Amazon once during the reign of Hippolyta, when she was to convey a message to the goddess of the hunt, Hippolyta's elegance doubled her favorability, and then how Hippolyta was, she did not inquire, and the goddess of the hunt did not tell her.

Amplos was stunned for a moment, and then said, "I've heard of her, she's very famous." But I've only heard about it, and I don't know how she's doing now. ”

Dio smiled: "She is indeed very famous, and she can be regarded as a heroine, but later she married Theseus and died in the war." Few people remember her today. ”

Amplos also smiled: "Maybe I have a better memory, and I can't forget many things." ”

Dio curled the corners of his lips, tilted his head to look at Amplos, brushed the broken hair on his forehead, and then said: "Speaking of which, I don't know who your parents are, and I don't know your background, can you sue me now?" I want to know your one qiē. ”

Dior's eyes sparkled, and Amplos shook his mind for a moment, but he still told Dio the story he had made up long ago.

"My father was a blacksmith, my mother was just the most ordinary woman, and I have nothing to say about my background, which is the most common life experience in the world. I was going to hunt a few rabbits in the Peroka Forest that day, but I didn't expect to meet you. That's a big bonus. ”

Amplos's smile was like that of a god, Dio listened quietly, and then took Amplos's hand, "I see, can an ordinary peasant family give birth to someone as beautiful as you?" If I hadn't heard you say that, I would have thought you were the child of some god, maybe your parents were descendants of the god. ”

Amplos thought for a moment and said, "Maybe, but they're long gone, and I'm just an orphan now." ”

Dio leaned over and placed a kiss on Amplos' face, "With me, you'll never be alone." ”

As he spoke, he opened his arms, Amplos looked at him suspiciously, and Dio smiled: "Come here, we should go to the Amazon." ”

Amplos was stunned, and then obediently hugged him, wrapped around Dionysus's waist, Amplos blushed instantly, the lean figure was in front of him, and the strong chest muscles, Amplos carefully put his chin in Dio's shoulder socket, almost afraid to breathe.

Dio smiled, the huge white wings flashed, and they opened openly, and Dio leaned over, and he and Amplos fell from the window, and with a slight flap of their wings, the two of them flew into the sky.

Amplos looked at Dionysus soaring in the air, he looked ahead, and at the moment of takeoff, he draped a cloak over Amplos's body to protect him from the wind. Human beings are so fragile that a small thing can make them miserable.

Noticing Amplos' gaze, Dio smiled, and then looked ahead in reassurance. Amplos retracted his gaze and turned to the pair of white wings in front of him, the feathers were arranged in a regular manner, each one as white and beautiful as snow, this is a symbol of the gods, all gods have a pair of divine wings, either on the shoulders or on the feet, and all gods of pure blood are like this.

As if to bring back very bad memories, Amplos closed his eyes and rested his head on Dio's body, not looking at anything more. Dio glanced at him, then turned his head away.

Peroka Forest, which was named after Gaia, the goddess of the earth, when he was not yet born, and now people are used to calling that forest "Ilidia", knowing that the original name of the forest was Peroka, at least it is also a god who has lived for more than 4,000 years, but Amplos knows, so, who sued him?

It just so happened that in the place where he often took a nap, there was a beautiful young man who was definitely no less than a god, and he was an unarmed human being, could there be such a coincidence? Dionysus smiled, the soldiers came to block the water and cover the earth, life was too peaceful, and he began to feel bored.

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In the siren's words, the black poplar tree she brought back as a child to pass the time and help with the work.

As soon as she came out of the house, she saw a man standing next to the poplar tree with his back to her, and the poplar tree looked very happy, and the siren saw the person and walked slowly past.

Seeing the siren, the black poplar tree quietly pouted at the man, and received the signal from the black poplar, Hermes turned around, "Siren, I haven't seen you for so long, why are you becoming more and more like a dead man?" ”

The siren rolled his eyes, not bothering to pay attention to him.

Hermes was her longest-time friend, but the siren had a headache when he saw him, because he had to taunt him every time he came.

Hermes used to be the usherer of the undead, and he was later taken away by Zeus to help the Father of All Gods send messages to various places, but his former position has been retained, so he can freely enter and exit the underworld.

But it can't be too often, otherwise it will cause Hades to be jealous. Who let this fool be deceived by humans, and actually brought in two people who were full of lies, only to learn later that those two people coveted Pearl's beauty and wanted to snatch her. From then on, Hermes hardly came to the underworld, and he was afraid that Hades would throw him into the hell of Tartarus.

The siren squinted and looked defiant: "Why are you here?" Aren't you afraid that the Immortal will take revenge on you? ”

Hermes ignored her taunts, and still smiled and said, "The Trojan War is almost over, and there have been a lot of dead people recently, and the Grim Reaper can't keep it busy, so please let me help him." ”

Hearing about the Trojan War, the sirens also became curious: "The oracle of the year was ten years, and it should indeed be over." So do you know who's going to win? ”

Hermes shook his head: "I don't know, Athena and Hera support Greece, Apollo and Ares support Troy, and no one can say who Zeus supports now, but the fate of this war is in the hands of Zeus, so it is impossible to make a conclusion." ”

A protracted war that swept across the Aegean Sea, with nearly fifty countries participating, has never ended. On the surface, it was a war caused by a human being because of a woman, but at its root, it was actually a contest between the gods, and poor humans were just pawns.

Although the sirens can't see the outside, the grandeur of the Trojan war has spread to the underworld, and every day soldiers who died in battle are sent over, and the sirens can only sigh helplessly when they see them, and it is not only them who are being played with by the gods, but also the sirens themselves.

The siren sat down beside the black poplar tree, habitually leaning back, but left in an instant as if pricked by a needle. Seeing the siren's pained expression, Hermes frowned, "It hurts again?" ”

The siren rubbed her shoulders silently, and Hermes crouched down and pulled off her clothes a little, just in time to see the back of the siren's shoulder. There are two terrible wounds on the butterfly bone, one on the left and one on the right, the wounds have been black and festering, but they will not bleed again. It wasn't the first time the black poplar had seen this wound on the siren, he had seen it two hundred years ago, and now it seemed to have worsened.

The sirens did not allow anyone to touch her back, except Hermes. The black poplar looked at her wound silently, and didn't understand what kind of wound it was, the two wounds were slender and distributed on the siren's shoulder, like a butterfly with broken wings, terrifying.